Lou Manske vs. Allan Simpson — Career Comparison

Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Allan Simpson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Manske built a career as a starting pitcher and Allan Simpson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Manske posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 2.125 compared to 6.06 and 1.694 for Allan Simpson. By the career numbers, Lou Manske had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Manske and Allan Simpson

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
8.27
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.06
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9.37
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
10.47
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.816
1.816
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
42.8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.2
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.98
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.694
1.694
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
34.35
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.368
0.368
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8

Fielding Stats for Lou Manske and Allan Simpson

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
8.27
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Manske and Allan Simpson

Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
27000
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Allan Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA